How to Revise More Effectively

So revisions are tough, right? We’ve been establishing that. But you know what to do, right? Just go through your manuscript and make all the changes that need to happen.

Yeah, I hear you laughing. Don’t worry, I know it’s not that simple.

Apart of what makes revisions so challenging is that once you’ve put all that time and effort into writing the manuscript–time and effort you weren’t sureexisted–now you have toreturnto that manuscript andface it with critical eyes.

How are you going to find the energy for that?

Let’sbe honest: Revision is not about knowing what you need to do. You know what you need to do. (If you aren’t sure about which revision steps to take, check out my blogon Wednesday containing arevision checklist.)

Instead, revision so often hinges on having the proper mental state to tackle changes to yourmanuscript.For me at least, changes take almost more energy…